A furniture shop has been targeted by arsonists for the second time.

A fire at The Conservatory in The Drive, Hove, was reported at just after 12.30am.

Firefighters from Hove and Brighton were called to tackle the blaze.

It is the second time the shop, which sells “antiquities and eccentricities”, has been targeted. There was also a fire there on June 8.

The incident is being treated as suspicious and fire investigators and police scenes-of-crime officers will return to the scene today.

Anyone who saw what happened is asked to call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999.